The Packers are making a surprising splash. They’ve traded up with the Dolphins to get the 26th pick and are using it on Utah State quarterback Jordan Love.
We’ve been waiting for some fireworks, and this certainly qualifies. Green Bay is setting up for the post-Aaron Rodgers era, and it’ll be very interesting to see what Rodgers thinks of this selection. The Packers gave up a fourth-round pick to move up four spots from 30. The Pack apparently “secretly coveted” Love in the predraft process, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network.
The Packers made it all the way to the NFC Championship Game last year, but it wasn’t Rodgers’ finest season statistically, and he’ll turn 37 in December. Rodgers is under contract through the 2023 season, and he isn’t likely going to be too happy about a first-round rookie breathing down his neck.
It’s a bold move by general manager Brian Gutekunst — one that will take several years at least to be able to evaluate. Rodgers and others were hoping the team would draft a second receiver behind Davante Adams, but obviously that wasn’t the plan.
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Originally posted on Pro Football Rumors By Andrew Ortenberg | Last updated 4/24/20
